Overview
Aims
Understanding an old English text having in view the literary traditions of the old culture from the beginnings up to the Renaissance period
Understanding and relating the literary texts with the historical and cultural contexts
Learning and producing critical and literary interpretation of the literary texts studied
Course contents
From the origins to the Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon Poetry Medieval Poetry Medieval Drama The Renaissance Renaissance Drama William Shakespeare
Learning outcomes
establishing literary and historical facts on the basis of the existing sources of the time; the production of new knowledge concerning old English literature on the basis of the study of a literary epoch
Assessment
combined oral and written examination to verify the correctness and amount of knowledge assimilated. (50%+50%)